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SF Giants News: Missing out on Tim Hill, 1 of many teams in on Dustin May

Some news on the pitching front.
ByNick San Miguel
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San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May (85) delivers a pitch against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images
San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May (85) delivers a pitch against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The GM Meetings may be over, but that was just the opening salvo in offseason discussions for the SF Giants. They’ve been connected to a few names by insiders thus far so let’s dive into where they stand as offseason discussions start to heat up.

SF Giants News after conclusion of GM Meetings

Tim Hill stays with Yankees

San Francisco was connected to funky, veteran left-handed reliever Tim Hill. It was reported on Sunday that he is going to remain with the New York Yankees on a one-year, $2.25 million contract with a $2.5 million club option for 2028.

That’s a pretty affordable deal for the soon-to-be 37-year-old pitcher. He’s coming off a bit of a down year as he had a 4.60 ERA in 67 appearances, but the Giants clearly need another left-handed arm in the bullpen after trading away Erik Miller.

Some potential options they can turn to now are JoJo Romero, Sean Newcomb, and Steven Okert. None of those options would necessarily break the bank but they’d all fill a definite need for the Giants especially after missing out on Hill.

Giants connected to Dustin May

On Sunday morning, Jim Bowden of The Athletic wrote the following on social media: “The market for Dustin May is blowing up right now with the Cubs, Nationals, Orioles, Giants, Reds, Guardians, Marlins, White Sox and Blue Jays all in play right now!!!”

So it seems like basically every team is in on Dustin May right now. That will probably make it pretty hard for the Giants to land him especially if a bit of a bidding war breaks out, but it’s not a surprising connection at all given their need for starting pitching.

May had a 4.70 ERA in 31 starts last season so it may seem a little odd that he is drawing this much interest. Yet, a recent article by Eno Sarris of The Athletic may explain why May is such a popular name since Sarris identified him as one of four pitchers available in free agency who could be high-value signings based on his underlying numbers and advanced metrics.

Signing May to a reasonable deal wouldn’t be a bad thing for the Giants. They probably need at least two starting pitchers to feel decent about the rotation going into next year and if he can be had at a reasonable price he’d be a good addition.

Expect the Giants to come up in a lot of conversations about pitchers the rest of this month. There will probably be quite a few signings towards the end of the month before the lockout shuts things down so San Francisco should be fairly active in free agent discussions.

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